Emergency gasoline tank



J. c. MEwsHAw EMERGENCY GSOLINE TANK Filed Nov. 3 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2gnwmkop Patented Mar. 3, 1925.

o. uiiinwsinivv, for BALTIMQRE, MARYLAND.

vEIIIERGENCYy GASOLIN-E '-T-ANK.

Application filed November, 1922. ,1Serial.:,No..58,l8,Q2.

To alll 'whom tv mayy concern.'

Be itknown that I, JAMESC. Mawsnnw,

`a: citizen kofthe United -&` tates,l residing vat Baltimore, in thecounty of `Baltimore land State oit Marylanchhave invented a new. anduseful .Emergency-*Gasoline Tank, of-which `the following is laspecification.

`The present `,inventionis ,ani auxiliary or emergencygasoline-tankto-be carried by automobiliste in order that an`extraamount .f emergency.

The V`object of .the invention is .to j provide ia tank `of Y the above,stated character' vwhich cang v-bel conveniently carried, inspaces eusually regarded as ivwastez'space, for in- 'stance` under the seats, orin,th`e, poclrets` t in lvthedoors, or in I the tool box, and it, is

of such size land dimensions as .e to permit ot thisV as -wellias .theto lbe convenient ly-handled ,and its. contents vpoured vthere.v

from intoordinarily inaccessible places.

.A further. object .of the invention is the i `production ofan..emergency gasolinetank,

expensive construction, :which will withg stand rough treatment.

as above,` stated, having .a simple and inrlBroad-ly stated, thefeatures ofthe presy `ent invention reside -in-an elongated ,c0n-Y fwith a .dischargeopening therein, permit- `ting the container torbeinserted into rather tainer A or receptacle having .la tapered neckinaccessible places and further Causing -an evenand steady` iow ofitscontents through .the ,opening,`-andin a funnel normally re-V tainedwithin the `'neck of vv,the receptacle to be conveniently stored, awayand to strain Y -the liquid lplaced therein, and whichy fuut s ucli`form because .it is capable of being nel can be removed therefrom, when,the contents offthe receptacle vare to be dis@ ,pensedf for cooperationTwith;A the neck to Jfacilitate the dispensation of the fcontents of thereceptacle. p f

V.The Vinvention furtherresides in sundry details of construction,combinations and ar rangements of parts as hereinafter further setforth.

' In 'this specification and the lannexed drawings, vthe invention isydisclosed in the A Vform inNwhich,v it` isv consideredV to bathe best,but the invention is not limited, to

. embodied in other forms; and itistobeun- Yderstood that in andv byVthe claims following, the kdescription herein it fis intended to coverrthe invention inwhatever form it may embody within thev scope thereof.

v111 the ,drawings which disclose te@ ,Pre-

Y erred embodiment of ,the invention-'gas at present dens/ed, f

Figure il ,is va LSide elevation., 0f *thea-.aux-

. iharyeank,

..2 is a Tlongitudinal sectional View of the tank, v i i' Figff 3 isperspectiveiview of the, vtank in its liquid ydischarging ,positionV`and-.uhls- Ltrat/ing the marmer infwhiclh thelfunnelcO- operates,therewith, i

iFig-A.; iw; tQP Plan View Off@ illfdifleflV ;form.of theifunnel, i' A.Fig `5 .is .-a lo gitndinal y sectional ylvieiw, ,of

Fig.=7 v.is a fragmentary side velevation i of f, .the containereqiiipped with the modif'iediformoi-enehownin ,Eig-f6.

' Ig- "8- `iseaifraglilfaltffiry Sidev elevtienlvf the emergency tankhaving a furthermodi- Eig.,9 `.isfa :longitudinal sectional view i,Referring,particularly to the drawings in Iwhich like.,charactersvdenote similar' parts througho-ut the severalviews,1,.,'indicatess an elongated tnbularbarrel of-fslubstanti-all theproportions shown' in the drawings. ile

a Cylindrical conlalll" iS, Shown, @it may' be of', any other desiredyJform such. as reetangular yor,polygonalin cross section. .,One end ofthev container is closed as-at'Z to form the equivalent lwayskI/iown tothe mechanic.

;'l`.he;u}' per .or outer edgebf ,the collar 5 extends slightly abovethexouter edge ofgthc neck 3 toprovide a shoulder'. l,Thisfshoulder`isto support: and retain in ftheA neck of the receptaclefafunnel 7whichtisyformed onvits lip-per or enlarged,end.withralcorrespondingflangefS, to rest upon f theA shoulder. Itis, ofcourse,understood that the collars 5 may be dispensed with by threading thecylindrical extension 4 of the neck and internally rabbetting the topedge to provide the shoulder 6.

The receptacle is closed by a cap 9 having a downwardly extendingperipheral fiange 10 internally threaded to engage the threads on thecollar 5. A suitable washer or gasket 11 is provided between the cap andthe discharge end of the receptacle to insure a tight water-proof joint.It will thus be seen that with the parts in assembled position, as shownin Fig. 2, and the container closed, the funnel 7 will be maintainedwholly within the contines of the receptacle against movement orrattling. t

When it is necessary or desirable to dispense the contents of thereceptacle the cap 9 is removed and the funnel 7 withdrawn through itsmouth. It will be obvious that on account of the shape ofthe receptacleit maybe inserted into inaccessible places to dispense its contents andthe funnel 7 may be used as shown in Figure 3 in order to con fine anddirect the liquid to the place desired.

rIhe tank 1 may be drawn Vor otherwise formed from metal so that thebottom 2 and the neck 8 may be integral therewith but the bottom and thenec-k portions may be separate parts, as may be found more desirable inpractice.

In Figs. 4 and 5 a modified form of funnel is illustrated, the samereference. characters bein,` used as in the foregoing embodiments to cesignate corresponding parts, except that these reference characters areraised by the exponent a. This modified form of funnel is identical inall respects to the type shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, with the additionthat it is provided with a screen or strainer 12 for the purpose ofcollecting any dust, dirt or foreign particles which may be in thegasoline or other liquid contained in the tank.

When using the modified form of funnel 7, the funnel has a two-foldpurpose: First, for screening the gasoline or the like when thereceptacle is being filled, and secondly, for screening the same when itis being discharged from the receptacle into the vacuumY tank or otherdesired portion of the automobile, or other container. Thus with thepresent emergency tank equipped with the form of funnel shown in Figs. 4and 5, the gasoline is subjected to a double straining or filteringtreatment, because the funnel is normally in the mouth or neck of thetank as in Fig. 2, when lie-filling the tank, and when it is desired todispense the liquid the funnel 7a is removed and used in the mannershown in Fig. 3.

In Figs. 6 and 7 a modified form of closing cap is shown wherein theperipheral edge of the cap is formed with cut out or notched portions13, which can be easily grasped and will facilitate the removing of thecap 9"L or its application tightly in place.

In Figs. 8, 9 and 10, a still further modified form of cap is shownwherein the threaded connection is eliminated and can be used with anyshaped discharge opening. The same reference characters employed inFigs. l, 2 and 3 are used in referring to this embodiment except thatthe reference characters are raised by the exponent b. In this form thecollar 5b is provided on its upper edge with two bayonet slots 14. Thecap consists of flat disk-like member 9b, see Fig. 10, having pivotallysecured thereto a leaf spring 15, having its ends extending beyond theperiphery of the cap in opposite directions, so that when the cap 9b,being of a size to tightly fit into the collar 5b, as shown in Fig. 9,is inserted in position in the discharge opening of the receptacle, thearms X of the spring will engage in the bayonet slots, as shown in Fig.8, and tightly maintain the cap in position, there being a gasket 11bbetween the cap and the funnel 7 b.

A. still further modified form of the invention is shown in Fig. 11,wherein a double container 16 is provided having an elongated formation,the same as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3. This double receptacle is dividedat a point in its length by a partition 17, thus forming twocompartments 18 and 19, preferably one for gasoline or other liquidfuel, and the other for oil or other lubricating liquid. Both ends ofthe container are conically formed the same as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and3, to provide tapering discharging necks 20, closed by the caps 21threaded thereon. Funnels 22 are provided in each of the discharge neckssimilarly as shown in the other embodiments of the invention. As thelform of the invention shown in Fig. 11 is otherwise similar to theconstruction of the tank shown in the Figures l, 2 and 3 of theinvention, it is believed that no further description will be necessary.

The emergency gasoline tanks according' to this invention are made ofsubstantially heavy gage metal such as brass, steel, iron or the like,so that the same will stand rough usage, and will not become easily bentor punctured. v

Having thus described the invention in its preferred embodiment as atpresent devised, what is claimed as new and upon which Letters Patent isdesired, is:

1. An emergency gasoline tank of the kind described comprising acontainer composed of relatively thin stock provided with a dischargeopening having its marginal edge portion extended outwardly, a threadedcollar surrounding said marginal portion and iittedly mounted thereonand of relatively heavier stock permitting' it to be threaded with a cutthread, the edge of the marginal portion providing a shoulder upon whicha llO funnel or the like may rest, and a closure cap correspondinglythreaded for engaging said collar to close said opening and hermeticallyseal the tank.

f 2. An emergency gasoline tank of the kind described comprising anelongated barrel having an outwardly tapering neck of relatively thinstock, the outer end of said neck being provided with a dischargeopening, the marginal edge portion of which is extended at an angle tothe neck portion and parallel to the longitudinal axis of the barrel, anannular' collar of relatively heavier stock surrounding said marginalportion of the neck and ittedly mounted thereon, said collar beingexternally threaded, the edge of the marginal portion of the neckterminating below the outer edge of said collar to provide an internalshoulder within said discharge opening, a funnel removably disposed insaid neck portion and having a flange thereon to 'rest on the saidshoulder, and a cap closure threaded correspondingly with said collar toclose said opening and normally retaining the funnel in position withinthe conlines of the container.

3. An 4emergency gasoline tank o the kind described comprising acontainer composed of relatively thin stock and provided with an openingtherein, an externally threaded collar of heavier stocksurrounding saidopening, a funnel disposed and support! ed for storage carrying purposesin said opening and removable therefrom for cooperative use with thetank when discharging the contents thereof, and a cap engaging thecollar to closeJ and hermetically seal said opening with said funnel inposition therein and Within the tank.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

JAMES C. MEWSHAW.

